The Mocked Miss’s Hidden Crowns novel Chapter 568

“Hurt me?”

Charlotte pulled the blanket up over Stella, her tone cool as she smiled. “If they’re not afraid of dying, let them come at me.”

It was the perfect chance to settle every old and new grudge at once.

Stella nodded hard, scooting closer until her head rested against Charlotte. She closed her eyes, finally at peace.

Charlotte glanced down at her, and her expression softened for a second before going cold again.

She could never forget the first time she met Stella.

Back then, Stella was twelve, barely fifty pounds, her body marked with scars, legs so thin they looked ready to snap.

She’d been curled up in a corner, tiny and trembling, too scared to even look up.

At the time, Charlotte never imagined she’d meet anyone who’d had it worse than she did.

What shocked her most was that this fragile girl would later risk her own life for Charlotte and the other kids.

That was why Charlotte refused to let anyone hurt Stella.

Once Stella was asleep, Charlotte grabbed her phone and shot Jackson a quick text.

[Change Stella’s contact info. Make sure nobody from the Adams family gets near her.]

In another month, once the exam results came out, Stella’s life would finally move forward. No one was going to mess that up.

The next morning, sunlight filtered through the sheer curtains, washing the big bed in a golden glow.

Charlotte was still buried under the covers when her phone started ringing nonstop by the pillow.

She frowned, half annoyed, and reached for her phone. As soon as she saw the caller ID, her whole attitude changed.

“Grandpa.”

“Lottie,” Robert’s voice sounded lighter than usual. “Come home for dinner tonight. Samantha cooked a bunch of your favorites.”

Samantha?

Samantha was the definition of a powerhouse executive. She never set foot in the kitchen, let alone cooked a meal.

“It’s settled,” Robert interrupted cheerfully. “I’m calling him myself. Hurry home, okay?”

The call ended before Charlotte could get another word in.

She was still frowning at her phone when a message popped up from Anthony.

[Lottie, your grandpa invited me to dinner. Should I say yes?]

She pressed her lips together, thinking, but then another text arrived.

[Robert is so insistent, I don’t think I can turn him down.]

So he wanted to go.

If her grandpa found out the man he wanted to thank was actually already dating his granddaughter, would he survive the shock?

[Do you want me to go? Yes or no?]

Charlotte smirked and typed back: [Good luck surviving dinner.]